Condensation of phosphorus



- No .mwag; A 1:pl icationfiled,ftprilflfl,1927, sea; mam an ine r anj n bma yealisaeg NY, ss eNoR Torre. rARBENIimusTRi I 'AK'TIENGE'SELLSCHAFT, or FBANKF Tnitr e-Mun; ERMANYi) oolinnnserron'op' 35gm iw 4 j Corresponding applications were filed in thename of the I. Gr. Farbenindustrie Aktien-f gesellschaft of Frankfort on the Main,"Ger-" many, inGerma'ny, Feb; 26,1926"; Russia, Sept. 8, 1926; Austria, March 4, 1927'; SWity ,zerland, April 4, 1927;; Norway, April 6,

I .1927; SWedenpApril6,1927.v r

j This inventionrelates to improvements-ni the production of phos'phorus, inore ;espe'- 3 cially to the separation of phosphorusffrom gases containing this element.

I phates, silicic acid andcarbOn in -an electric'l furnace,-the resulting-Volatilereacti nprod uctssubstantially consist, after theYremoval. 'offoreign matter, 'ofcarbon mon idandj p ph rus v por; the iq i v f the. le te amounting-to about 400 grams per cubic 'metera On progressive cooling-down the gaseous mixture begins, as soon-l as.-theltem'- perature' sinks.,below;the. dew-point, to separate'phosphorus in the form of a fog Which,; however, slowly} settles and shows little" tendencytovvards the formation of'largeri drops ofliquidiphosphorus. .'Iherefore"rfeliatively extensive cooling-surfacesin the'Icon- Y densingplant are required from which,how-

" ever, 'even after. complete cooling-down," in;

any case still considerable amountsof Iphosphorus fogs escapetogether with carbon mon-J. oxid; Even by irrigating the coolingsur faceswith water the condensation of the fog is notjacceleratedtoany great extent.

- *Now I have found that the condensation of the fog' isextraordinarily promoted and therefore may be effected in condensers of f far smaller dimensions than heretofore used, 7 1 v by makingfldrops "of liquid strike upon-the particles of the fog, thereby producing an intimate contact resulting in the i formation ofan emulsionor suspension. For this par-f pose centrifugal devices or intense mixing devices are especially adapted in Which a rapid movement of liquid-dropsisproduced by a'rotating member, said liquid being held I f: In] the inncontinuous {circulation Devices ofthe first-named l nndfareyfor examp'le, ,the socalledcen'tr fugalwashers,sucl11'asthefTheisen or"str('ider washer; 3 7 1 free'dgfrom their phosphorus contents up to As precipitants ater or watery solutions} --for instance solutions of acids, or organic'liq g i uids or even liquidphosphorusitself may be 'emph yed.v With the above cited mechanical means-and liquids, the Wastegasesare rapidly; 9

V A in ,the amount which corresponds to, the vapor. ,Wh n producing phosphorus from ph'os-r V i i HERMANN -I1A1ie, OF BI TERFELD; onaMA tension.ofphosphorus at thelvworkingtem present f v .r condensing operation preferably fed with 'fwajter the temperature of' which-fis a solution 7 as possible.

uniform liquid mass'beneath jthewashing solution and may be ithdrawn? without dif- 7 j'ficulty." Hereafter only lg'ram of phosphorus t per'cubic meteris left'inthe vapor hichfis f; V washer, whereby a suspension of'phosphorus having a'milky aspect is obtained, On-heat-i ing this; phosphorusmillr: above the fusion.

point of phosphorus, after the liquid has been i sufficiently enriched, the particleseasily'unite f, 5

now condensed and precipitated in a second to liquid p p ru or .Iclaim:

The precipitated phosphorus collects if two or morecondensers or systems 'o'f conf 5 densersiare employed for ashing thefgases '1 vithiwater orvvatery solutions,one part off I thewashers', forjinstance one iwasher, beingv' ai; r

kept aerlittle above the fusion-point of phosjg" It ph'orus whereas theother part, consisting, for r 1 instance, of two elements, is fed With ascold 1; Process for condensing the phosphorus' contentsof gases or vapours Which'consists'insubmitting said "gases for vapours at a teinf p'erature below thefdew point of phosphorus to the actionlof rapidly moving finely divided dropsof liquid, the'subdivision' of said 'iliquid 'andthe Velocity of said drops being;

suflicient to produce an emulsion of the phosphorus with said liquid' f v 2. Process fol" condensing the phosphorus contents of gases or vapours which consists in submitting said gases or vapours t a, tem n'utin e beiow the dew point but above the v melting point of phosphorus to the action of rapidly moving finely divided drops of liquid, 7 said'inovement and subdivision being produced and sustained by mechanical means, zind subjecting the'g'ases or vapours issuing from this procedure to a' similar treatment over again at a temperature below the melting point-0fphosphorus. V H In testimony whereof Isfiix my signature.

-HERMANN LANG 

